would prefer something that doesn't require a dlc or skyrim nexus. I was using followers LITE but as of yesterday....well it bugs out and now im stuck with one follower and can't gain more, even though it's installed

Yeah uhmmm about that, Skyrim nexus won't let me register, I've tried many times and it just keeps loading then giving an error, I heard from someone that they're not able to register as well because skyrim nexus is actually FULL and can no longer accept new accounts. Which sounds like crap, but hey i have no idea. So nexus is a no go